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Road Ends

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Discover this powerful novel about a family falling apart, from the Booker Longlisted author of A TOWN CALLED SOLACE

Twenty-one-year-old Megan Cartwright has never been outside the small town she was born in but one winter's day in 1966 she leaves everything behind and sets out for London. Ahead of her is a glittering new life, just waiting for her to claim it.

But left behind, her family begins to unravel. Disturbing letters from home begin to arrive and torn between her independence and family ties, Megan must make an impossible choice.

'Tender and surprising... A vivid and evocative tale' New York Times

'Every bit as good as I expected. A heart-aching and beautifully written story of a family falling apart' Woman and Home

© Mary Lawson 2014 (P) Penguin Audio 2022

Critics Review

Every bit as good as I expected. A heart-aching and beautifully written story of a family falling apart
Woman & Home
Poignant
Metro
A beautiful novel, with the psychological twists and turns of each character gently and poignantly unfurled
Globe and Mail
Lawson grasps the anguished allure of family life played out against the vast, wintry backdrop of the Canadian landscape. Deftly she keeps our interest by dividing up the chapters between the characters to give shifting points of view on some universal themes
Richmond Magazine
Road Ends is a captivating novel and a joy to read
Bookseller
Absorbing and emotionally pitch-perfect
UK Press Syndication
Author Mary Lawson
Narrator Ishan Davé, Jess Salgueiro, John Fleming
Duration 10 hours and 13 minutes
Release Date
ISBN 9781473599499
Format Audiobook
Publisher Random House
Genre Family life fiction, Modern and contemporary fiction, Narrative theme: Interior life, Narrative theme: Love and relationships
Availability AU, GB, IE

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